Giants Found in Indiana in 1901

Sort of want to know what this was about, you know? A prehistoric race of giants?

From the Daily True American, 1901.

1903--the Opposite of Today

So apparently it was preferable back in the day to put some meat on your bones. This was from the Daily True American and was an ad for an elixir that would "put some flesh on you", and was not for fat people. Just skinny people.

Snake Bite and Negro Beating/Almost Lynching (1914)

From The Dispatch, August of 1914:

In 1903 Anything Made The Paper

From the Daily True American, 1903. Check out the 2nd blurb.

We've Always Thought Congress Sucked

From the Charleston Mercury 1818. So thinking Congress is overpaid has been an ongoing thing for almost 200 years!

Interesting Gun (Rifle) Ad from 1901 Plus KKK ! (Flour)

From the Arizona Daily Journal.

And the unfortunately-named KKK Flour...apparently they were big because they featured ads all over the place. From Atlanta, 1909:

A Black Widow Serial Killer in 1850

From the Covington Journal, an account of what sounds all the world like a woman serial killer, that rarest of things. (and again, you can right click on the image, choose View Image, and you should be able to zoom in so you can read it easily)